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Uruguay: Building trade union power
A case study by Álvaro Padrón and Achim Wachendorfer
Trade unions in Uruguay enjoy an enviable strength in the Latin American context. The only trade union confederation in the country, the Plenario Intersindical de TrabajadoresConvención Nacional de (...)

Abstract
Uruguayan trade unionism is currently experiencing an extraordinary situation, something like a golden era. When the political party alliance Frente Amplio (FA) [Broad Front] took office in 2005, its power resources increased significantly. The FA’s electoral success was also the (...)